Hokkaidō Expressway

Hokkaido Expressway
道央自動車道, 道央道
Route information
Length: 413.6 km (257.0 mi)
Existed: 1971[1] – present
Major junctions
From: Ōnuma Kōen Interchange in Mori, Hokkaido
Pref. Route 149
To: Shibetsu-Kenbuchi Interchange in Kenbuchi, Hokkaido
National Route 40
Location
Major cities: Muroran, Tomakomai, Chitose, Sapporo, Fukagawa, Asahikawa
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan

The Hokkaido Expressway (道央自動車道 Dōō Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in Hokkaido, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming

The road is named the Dōō Expressway (lit. "Central Hokkaidō Expressway") in Japanese; however, its official English name is "the Hokkaido Expressway". It is the only national expressway in Japan in which the English name is not a direct romanization of the Japanese name (such as "Dōtō Expressway"). Its abbreviated name in Japanese is Dōō Dō (道央道, "[Hokkai]dō-Center Way").

Officially the expressway is designated as the Hakodate-Nayoro Route (函館名寄線) of the Hokkaidō Jūkan Expressway.[2] The name Jūkan (縦貫, "lengthways") distinguishes it from the Trans-Hokkaido Expressway, the Ōdan (横断, "transverse").

Overview

Chitose-Eniwa Junction

The expressway connects the north of Hokkaido with the south via the city of Sapporo. Extension of the expressway in the north towards the city of Wakkanai and in the south towards the city of Hakodate is underway; although the Hokkaido Expressway itself is not planned to extend as far as these two cities, various expressway-standard roads (bypasses of National Route 40 to the north and National Route 5 to the south) will cover the remaining distances.

Some unfinished sections of the expressway (Shibetsu-Kenbuchi Interchange to Nayoro Interchange in the north and Ōnuma Interchange to Nanae Interchange in the south) will be constructed according to the New Direct Control System.[3] These sections are expected to operate toll-free upon completion.

The section from Sapporo-minami Interchange through Sapporo Junction to Sapporo-nishi Interchange on the Sasson Expressway is built to an urban expressway standard and tolls are charged at a flat rate. As of March 2008 the toll on this section is 400 yen for regular passenger cars. Tolls on all other sections of the expressway are assessed according to distance travelled in the same manner as most other national expressways.[4]

History

List of interchanges and features

Southern route (Sapporo JCT - Nanae IC)

No. Name Connections Dist. from
Sapporo Junction		 Bus stop Notes Location
(all in Hokkaido)
1-1 Sapporo Junction Northern Route
Sasson Expressway		 0.0 Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo
1 Kitagō Interchange National Route 274 (Sapporo Shindō) 1.6 Asahikawa-bound exit, Tomakomai-bound entrance only
2 Ōyachi Interchange National Route 274 (Sapporo Shindō) 3.6 Tomakomai-bound exit, Asahikawa-bound entrance only
2-1
TB		 Sapporo-minami Interchange Sapporo Shindō 7.4 Kiyota-ku, Sapporo
3 Kitahiroshima Interchange National Route 36 11.9 Kitahiroshima
3-1
PA		 Wattsu Parking Area City Route (Hiroshima Wattsu Route) 16.0 O
BS Kita-Eniwa Bus Stop 22.1 O Eniwa
4 Eniwa Interchange Pref. Route 117 (Eniwadake Kōen Route) 25.8 O
4-1 Chitose-Eniwa Junction Dōtō Expressway 29.8 Chitose
5 Chitose Interchange Pref. Route 77 (Chitose Inter Route) 34.8
5-1 New Chitose Airport Interchange Pref. Route 1091 (Izumisawa Shinchitose Kūkō Route) 38.8
PA Misawa Parking Area 41.4 Tomakomai
6 Tomakomai-higashi Interchange/
Tomakomai-higashi Junction		 Hidaka Expressway
Pref. Route 91 (Tomakomai-higashi Inter Route)		 46.7
BS Takaoka Bus Stop 55.2 O
<6-1> Tomakomai-chūō Interchange National Route 276 Planned
7 Tomakomai-nishi Interchange Pref. Route 141 (Tarumae Nishikioka Route) 64.3
SA Tarumae Service Area 67.4
8 Shiraoi Interchange Pref. Route 86 (Shiraoi Ōtaki Route) 80.1 Shiraoi
PA Hagino Parking Area 84.9
BS Takeura Bus Stop 89.7 O
9 Noboribetsu-higashi Interchange Pref. Route 2 (Tōyako Noboribetsu Route) 98.7 Noboribetsu
PA Tomiura PA 101.7
10 Noboribetsu Muroran Interchange National Route 36
Pref. Route 144 (Noboribetsu Muroran Inter Route)		 110.1
PA Moto-Wanishi Parking Area 118.2 Hakodate-bound only Muroran
11 Muroran Interchange Pref. Route 107 (Muroran Kanjō Route)
Pref. Route 127 (Muroran Inter Route)		 119.7
SA Usuzan Service Area 130.2 Date
12 Date Interchange Pref. Route 145 (Date Inter Route)
Pref. Route 519 (Takinomachi Date Route)		 132.6
- Higashiusu Emergency Exit Authorized vehicles only Tōyako
- Kitausu Emergency Exit Authorized vehicles only
13 Abuta Tōyako Interchange National Route 230 146.2
PA Toyoura-Funkawan Parking Area 154.3 Highway Oasis Toyoura
14 Toyoura Interchange National Route 37 159.4
14-1 Kuromatsunai Junction Kuromatsunai Road 177.6 Kuromatsunai
PA Shizukari Parking Area 187.9 Oshamanbe
15 Oshamanbe Interchange National Route 5 193.2
16 Kunnui Interchange National Route 230 204.3
<PA> Kunnui PA Planned
17 Yakumo IC National Route 277 226.0 Yakumo
PA Yakumo Parking Area 234.4 Highway Oasis
18 Otoshibe Interchange Pref. Route 1155 (Otoshibe Inter Route) 242.0
19 Mori Interchange Pref. Route 1156 (Mori Inter Route) 262.2 Mori
<TB> Ōnuma Kōen Toll Gate
<20> Ōnuma Kōen Interchange Pref. Route 149 (Ōnuma Inter Route) 271.9
<21> Nanae Interchange National Route 5 Planned Nanae
Through to Hakodate Shindō

Northern route (Sapporo JCT - Nayoro IC)

No. Name Connections Dist. from
Sapporo Junction		 Bus stop Notes Location
1-1 Sapporo Junction Sasson Expressway
Southern Route		 0.0 Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo
1 Sapporo Interchange National Route 274 (Sapporo Shindō) 0.5 Asahikawa-bound entrance, Tomakomai-bound exit only
2 Ebetsu-nishi Interchange Pref. Route 110 (Ebetsu Inter Route) 7.1 Ebetsu
PA Nopporo Parking Area 10.3 O
3 Ebetsu-higashi Interchange National Route 337 16.7
BS Kurisawa Bus Stop 24.3 O Iwamizawa
4 Iwamizawa Interchange National Route 234 32.4
SA Iwamizawa Service Area/
Higashiyama Bus Stop		 36.1 O
5 Mikasa Interchange Pref. Route 116 (Iwamizawa Mikasa Route) 42.3 Mikasa
6 Bibai Interchange Pref. Route 135 (Bibai Furano Route) 53.6 Bibai
PA Chashinai Parking Area 59.0 O
7 Naie Sunagawa Interchange Pref. Route 114 (Akabira Naie Route) 67.2 Naie
BS Sunagawa Yoshino Bus Stop 71.1 O Sunagawa
SA Sunagawa Service Area/
Sunagawa Ishiyama Bus Stop		 76.1 O Highway Oasis
8 Takikawa Interchange National Route 38 81.2 Takikawa
BS Ebeotsu Bus Stop 86.6 O
8-1 Fukagawa Junction Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway 94.0 Fukagawa
9 Fukagawa Interchange Pref. Route 79 (Fukagawa Toyosato Route) 99.1
PA Otoe Parking Area 104.9
BS Osamunai Bus Stop 109.1 O
10 Asahikawa Takasu Interchange Pref. Route 146 (Asahikawa Takasu Inter Route)
Pref. Route 1125 (Arashiyama Kōen Route)		 125.8 Takasu
11 Asahikawa-kita Interchange Pref. Route 37 (Takasu Higashikagura Route) 134.3 Asahikawa
PA Pippu-Taisetsu Parking Area 141.6 Pippu
11-1 Pippu JCT Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway 145.0
12 Wassamu Interchange National Route 40 155.6 Wassamu
<PA> Kenbuchi Parking Area Opens in 2020 Kenbuchi
TB Kenbuchi Toll Gate 171.6
13 Shibetsu-Kenbuchi Interchange National Route 40
<14> Tayoro Interchange Pref. Route 888 (Tōyō Tayoro Route) Opens in 2015 Shibetsu
- Nayoro Interchange Nayoro
Through to Nayoro Bypass

References

  1. ↑ "History of Kitahiroshima City". Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  3. ↑ "E-NEXCO Opening Schedule". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  4. ↑ "E-NEXCO Drive Plaza Route Search". Retrieved 2008-04-15.

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